Such an approach found favour with Rabbi Meir Kahane, often referred to as the “militant rabbi” A controversial figure, Kahane was an outspoken advocate for Jewish self-defence and a staunch opponent of any concessions to terrorism
Kahane famously declared:
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“If we ever hope to rid the world of the political AIDS of our time — terrorism — the rule must be clear"
1. One does not deal with terrorists; 2. one does not bargain with terrorists; 3. one kills terrorists
Kahane’s views were polarising and while some saw Kahane as a visionary who spoke hard truths about security, others — both within and outside the Jewish community — condemned him as extremist, divisive and dangerous
Kahane's Kach party was banned from Israeli politics for its radical positions and Kahane was ultimately assassinated in 1990 by El Sayyid Nosair, an Egyptian-born Islamist terrorist, in New York City
Nosair was later linked to the network that carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, underscoring the very dangers of terrorism that Kahane had long warned about
